Duncan J Petrie 
Creativity And Constraint In The British Film Industry [PDF ebook] 

This illuminating study charts the changing role of the Hollywood film sequel over the past century. Considering a range of sequels in their industrial, historical and aesthetic contexts, from The So …

Media Law for Producers is a comprehensive handbook that explains, in lay terms, the myriad legal issues that the producer will face on a regular basis – contracts, permits, defamation, patents, rele …

Of all the world s cinemas, Japan“s is perhaps unique in its closeness to the nation“s literature, past and contemporary. The Western world became aware of this when Akira Kurosawa“s Rashomon was …

How does an actor embody a character? How do they use their body as an instrument of expression? Rethinking the Actor“s Body offers an accessible introduction to the fields of neurophysiology and em …

Most of the Directors I“ve worked with needed someone to talk to who is deep inside the heart of the movie. – Mick Audsley, Film Editor Film editing is understood by the industry to be one of the mo …

This is a critical exploration of analytic and Continental philosophies of film, which puts film-philosophy into practice with detailed discussions of three filmmakers. The book includes philosophica …

The book provides a detailed introduction to the essential themes, style, and aesthetics of Pedro Almodovar“s films, put in the context of Spain“s profound cultural transitions since 1980. With pre …

The past four decades have seen the Spanish film industry rise from isolation in the 1970s to international recognition within European and World Cinema today. Exploring the cultural and political im …

Martin Shingler presents the mother volume for Palgrave“s Film Stars series in three easily-navigable chapters in which he provides a summative and instructive account of star studies for today“s f …

Why do we think of clusters of films as “national cinema“? Why has the relationship between the nation and film become so widely and uncritically accepted? “Theorising National Cinema“ is a major …